California enacts SB 307 on immigration enforcement at public postsecondary institutions

Scope: State (California)

Branch: Legislative

Severity: Green

Date occurred: October 12, 2025

California SB 307, addressing immigration enforcement and access at public postsecondary educational institutions, was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 668, Statutes of 2025. The measure concerns institutional handling of immigration enforcement activity and student immigration status.

Constitutional basis: State regulating access to its own institutions and declining enforcement assistance, within settled Tenth Amendment anti-commandeering doctrine repeatedly upheld against preemption challenges.

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